This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Conventions And Usage – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conventions And Usage Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Refer to the section in red:The airport is about to shut down because of the snow and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go on to Boston. A) No Change. B) Snow, and. C) Snow; and. D) Snow. And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snow, and. 2. Grammar is made up of 4 parts A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Selena loved her cooking class, ..... she's going to enter the skills competition for photography instead. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 4. Refer to the section in red:Because it was a gorgeous day they didn't want to stay inside, and decided to go to the park. A) No change. B) Gorgeous, day they. C) Gorgeous day, they. D) Gorgeous day. They. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gorgeous day, they. 5. The restaurant offers a combo meal with a choice of ..... fries or onion rings. A) Also. B) Both. C) Either. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either. 6. Choose the CORRECTLY punctuated sentence. A) I didn't do the dishes, so I didn't get my allowance. B) I didn't do the dishes so, I didn't get my allowance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I didn't do the dishes, so I didn't get my allowance. 7. Which sentence uses proper grammar? A) Me and my sister went to the store. B) My sister and I went to the store. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister and I went to the store. 8. There are ..... types of phrases A) 1. B) 8. C) 4. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 9. Which of the following changes would make the sentence below correct?Although lacrosse has been played for century, professional leagues for the sport did not begin until the 1980s. A) Change "sport" to "sports". B) Change "begin" to "began". C) Change "played" to "plays". D) Change "century" to "centuries". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change "century" to "centuries". 10. It was hot outside I was about to pass outThis sentence is an example of a: A) Fragment. B) Run on. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run on. 11. None of my friends have seen that movie yet.This sentence is a: A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete sentence. 12. Which sentence below is written correctly? A) Viktor and Sukrita competes in the badminton finals tomorrow. B) The team play against Ethan and Ayesha. C) The winning team receives a trophy and tickets to the awards banquet. D) Only competitors is allowed at the awards banquet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The winning team receives a trophy and tickets to the awards banquet. 13. Because Leonard was the only person outside walking at night. This sentence is a: A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 14. Choose the sentence containing the capitalization error. A) Last summer we visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona. B) Then we drove to Yosemite National Park and Bryce Canyon. C) Even though our trip was in august, we had a light snowfall in Yosemite. D) We ended our trip in San Francisco with a visit to Alcatraz. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even though our trip was in august, we had a light snowfall in Yosemite. 15. Capitalization helps us: A) Know when a sentence starts. B) If a noun is proper. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 16. Which of the following changes would make the sentence below correct?Paulette Bourgeois has written over twenty children's books about a young turtle named Franklin. These books have been adapted into two television shows, Franklin and Franklin and Friends. A) Replace the comma after "shows" with a colon. B) Add a comma after "books". C) Capitalize "twenty". D) Capitalize "turtle". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replace the comma after "shows" with a colon. 17. Andrew and Kai have chosen cell regeneration as their science fair topic, ..... they've set up an appointment with a science professor to help them plan their experiment. A) And. B) But. C) For. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 18. True or False:A run-on sentence can be corrected simply by inserting a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Which of the following changes would make the sentence below correct?Geocaching is a type of global treasure hunt of people looking for caches; or hidden stashes of objects, where hiders provide online clues for seekers. A) Capitalize "treasure". B) Change the semicolon after "caches" to a comma. C) Remove the comma after "objects". D) Add a comma after "hunt". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change the semicolon after "caches" to a comma. 20. My favorite color is red my dining room is painted redThis sentence is a: A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 21. Choose the sentence that uses the commas correctly: A) We went to the store to get milk, eggs, and sugar. B) We, went to the store, to get milk eggs and sugar. C) We went, to the store, to get, milk eggs and sugar. D) We went to the store to get milk eggs and, sugar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went to the store to get milk, eggs, and sugar. 22. The largest earthquake in Canadian history happened in 1700; ..... , geologists are working on predicting when the next major quake might occur. A) Although. B) However. C) Because. D) Instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 23. Shows no improvementThis sentence is an example of a ..... A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 24. The track meet was postponed ..... the field was too soggy from the rainstorm. A) Despite. B) Although. C) Because. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 25. Punctuation helps us: A) It helps the writer identify places. B) Identify when to end or pause when reading. C) Helps the reader know an action happened. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identify when to end or pause when reading. 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